The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-05-04
IN ARKANSAS.

many parts Of the United States, II
/ is almost impossible on account Of
high price at which they are held.
In Arkansas every man poor or
rich may buy as good land as the
world knows and at a very small
price, and on such terms that the
poorest may purchase and pay.
Building material being very plenti-
ful in stone clays for brick, and
timber is so cheap that good build
ings, or palatial home may be erec-
ted at once, and for q small sum of
money.
The bottom lands will yield the
farmer fifty to an hundred bushels Of
corn per acre worth in the corn.
house twenty five to fifty dollars.
One to two bales OF cotton per
acre, worth on merchants scales
from fifty to ninety dollars.
Two to four tons of clover, timo-
thy or millet hay worth in the stack
fifteen to sixteen dollars.
Fruits and vegetables are grown
at equally as profitable figures.
Stock raising is even more profita-
bic, a good fair profit is had IN
many parts of the State in grain
raising Oats grow nicely, and
yield bountifully.
To all who take proper care of
/ . I, al, .rZo1 ta hua Ia i,
guaranteed to every body. The
few chills, and attacks of fever do
not count any more.
Read further the words of an en-
| thusiastic admirer of Arkansas, as
written in the Lawrence County
Democrat:
He can raise from two hundred to
800 bushels of sweet potatoes to the
acre, and for $50 he can build a
house that will keep them the year
round. He can sell for 81 per bush
ell in the spring.
He can plant one acre of chokers
or artichokes and fatten fifty hogs
on it without digging them, the hogs
do their own digging and waste
nothing.
He can raise all kinds of stock 100
per cent cheaper than it can be done
further north. He will not have to
fertilize his land to make 1T yield a
good harvest.
He can make a living easier than
in any other state in the south, and at
same time enjoy more equitable.
climate.
He can run his farm without
a mortgage on 1t.
He can raise finer fruit, greater
variety and more of it than in any
country in the world.
He can plant an acre in straw
berries putting the same labor that
one acre OF cotton will require, and
net 5000 for the proceeds.
He can plant five acres of Norton's
| Virginia grapes and make from 500
to 1000 gallons of wine that can't be
equaled for body, color or boquet in
America.
He can for mere nominal sum
get rid of the curculio which de
stroys the grape and cheat the birds
at the same time. The famous
Dele ware is harder, sweeter and
more profitable here than anywhere
in the Union.
He can have vegetables on his ia
BILE the year round.
You can plant one acre IN cane
and make 200 gallons of beautiful
clear syrup with no sorghum twang
| to It. There are mills in every neig-
borhood which make up the crop for
one third.
Bees require no attention further
than taking what honey you wish.
They usually pay the attention on
such occasions.
1t costs less than 25c is per year
per head, to keep sheep, and flock
Of fifty to hundred on farm, alb
solutely cost nothing, and will give
a return of $500 each, besides the
] increase.
You can raise four tons of clover
hay per acre, and the ground does
not have TO be seeded but once In
five years.
Five tons of German millet is not
large yield for one year.
Wet land sown in red top, forms
an everlasting meadow Of the finest
hay in the world.
One bale of cotton to the acre is
The average yield, though one and a
half bales per acre is not an uncom
mon crop.
One hundred peach trees to an
acre and three TO five bushels of
choice fruit per tree can be counted
upon after the third year,
This fruit finds ready sale at
Kansas City and st. LOUIS, at from
sixty cents to one dollar and half
per one third bushel box. Caleu
late the result for yourself.
One hundred and sixty varieties
ol apples, and nearly as many Of
caches, plums, cherries, apricots,
pears, danisons, ounces, grapes,
and berries of all kinds, almonds,
English walnuts, chestnuts and FL